The word tamale is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • tamale n. Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet…
  • Tamale prop.n. A city in Ghana, the capital city of the Northern Region.
  • (In German) Tamale S. Mexiko und Mittelamerika: aus Maismehl gebackener Fladen.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

BEEF CAPITAL CHOPPED CITY CORNMEAL DISH DOUGH FILLED IN INGREDIENTS NORTHERN OF PORK REGION SHELL SWEET THE VARIOUS WITH

9 invalid words from 3 definitions

AUS FLADEN GEBACKENER GHANA MAISMEHL MEXICAN MEXIKO MITTELAMERIKA UND

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AL ALE AM AMA MA MAL MALE TA TAM TAMAL

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AM AMA AT EL LA LAM LAMA MA MAT

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

MALATE MEATAL

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

TAMALS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

TAMAL

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

TAMABLE

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

TAMALES

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

METAMALES

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

METAMALE

11 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B TAMABLE
+E MALEATE
+G GAMETAL
+H HEMATAL
+M LEMMATA
+N AMENTAL
+O OATMEAL
+P PALMATE
+S MALATES MALTASE TAMALES

6 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A METAL
-E TALMA TAMAL
-L AMATE
-M ALATE TALEA

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1692 chance (0.06%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 8212 chance (0.01%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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